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Adobe puts out workaround for Acrobat exploit

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

The exploit we’ve previously mentioned here only affects you if your setup matches the following:

Platform: Windows XP (Vista users are not affected) with Internet Explorer 7 installed

Affected Software Versions:

  • Adobe Reader 8.1 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Acrobat Standard, Professional and Elements 8.1 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Acrobat 3D

Adobe has finally provided a workaround, though it’s not terribly straightforward if you’re uncomfortable mucking about in the registry:

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa07-04.html

They plan to eventually provide a more user-friendly solution. Until then, the exploit–while not known to be out in the wild yet–has the potential to be extremely damaging; applying Adobe’s workaround is strongly recommended while we wait for them to provide a proper, more-polished patch.

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Internet Explorer 7 now WGA-free (finally…)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Microsoft has issued an updated Internet Explorer (IE) 7 release that no longer requires Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation in order to download. The company has refreshed versions of IE 7 for Windows XP Service Pack (SP)2, Windows 64 client/server, and Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2. It also posted an update to IE 7 for Windows XP that resolves a phishing-filter problem with the browser.

(Snippet from ZDNet)

Posted in IE, IE7, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, WGA, Windows, Windows Genuine Advantage, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, XPSP2, downloads, security, software, updates | No Comments »